The James in Timothy James Beck…
While Jim was here, it couldn’t be all play and no work. That would confuse my Virgo friend. So we set him to the task of signing hardcover copies of Timothy James Beck’s When You Don’t See Me. I feel that I should make one of these books, signed by its writers, a prize for something.
Maybe for the person who gives me…
A topic suitable for my 1000th Twitter tweet?
A character name that I can’t resist for my next novel?
A WINNING LOTTERY TICKET?
Something to think about.
Old school!
I giggled when I saw your manual typewriter icon. It sparked my curiosity and I did a Google search for “Does anybody use manual typewriters?” I found this: http://site.xavier.edu/polt/typewriters/index.html
We had a manual for a while when I a kid. I forget what happened to it now. Talk about carpal tunnel syndrome!
Re: Old school!
I learned to type on one of those! Can you imagine a classroom full of those typewriters, all typing along to the William Tell Overture, with the bells all ringing when the carriage came to the end of a line? In retrospect, it sounds like great fun. But at the time it was quite a chore. ;D
I was going to say I’d gladly send you a winning lottery ticket, but I find it hard to lie.
Topic for 1000th Twitter tweet?
I don’t tweet, have no idea how any of that works, don’t want to know, am stubborn to the point of obstinacy about refusing to know, so I can’t help there either.
A character name that I can’t resist for my next novel?
I fail again! No imagination at all when it comes to this sort of thing. There was a bloke at http://www.afterelton.com who was brilliant at coming up with names for their underwear models. Perhaps I could steal one of his … but that lying thing comes into it again, I’m afraid.
I give up. ;D
Lucy Blackburn, Tish Dunowen, Honey Parade (possible character names)!
Ever one for a contest…
lol
1000th tweet topic: a picture post to TwitPic of your dogs — or of your dogs barking at birds who are tweeting. Your caption could be “All a’twitter”.
Character name – Gwendolyn Edith Masters. Her initials would be GEM — for the truly outrageous. Or Gwen, for short….
Winning lottery ticket.
Hmm.
That might be tough…
😀
How about ” I really, really like that book and I’m not just saying this to curry favor.” Which is the absolute truth.
If the above doesn’t work:
Twitter topic: Why Houstonians suffer from ‘Headupbutticus’ while driving
Character name: Salvatore Smith (why not dress up a plain surname with an interesting given name??)
Winning lotto ticket: no such luck, for you or me
“A WINNING LOTTERY TICKET?”
Does the amount matter?? I have a couple of two dollar Tennessee Lottery scratch off winners in the glove box I need to cash in. LOL
For the next visit to Coventry — a crusty old curmudgeon cowhand named Dusty Bottoms.